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Scyliorhinus canicula (Linnaeus, 1758)

Lesser spotted dogfish
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Germany country information

Common names: Katzenhai, Kleiner Katzenhai, Kleingefleckter Katzenhai
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Considered extirpated in the Wadden Sea between Germany and the Netherlands (Ref. 88833, 88834). Also Ref. 244, 88187. Since 1971 DATRAS reported catches of 108 individuals out of 6,113 hauls and 0 individuals out of 2,360 hauls taken in or near the German EEZ of the North and Baltic Seas, respectively (Ref. 88760). Human activities in the German North and Baltic seas that might affect small-spotted catsharks: fisheries, offshore installations, sediment removal, construction of cables and pipelines, channel deepening, technical installations and eutrophication (Ref. 88171).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/gm.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.ble.de/index.cfm?8C712107D9244972B3C193AC1917DCE7#Handelsbezeichnungen
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Muus, B.J. and J.G. Nielsen, 1999
National Database: AGRDEU

Common names from other countries

Small-spotted catshark, Petite roussette, Pintarroja, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks) > Scyliorhinidae (Cat sharks) > Scyliorhininae
Etymology: Scyliorhinus: skylion, Greek for dogfish or small shark; rhinus, from rhine (Gr.), rasp, alluding to a shark’s jagged, rasp-like skin. (See ETYFish);  canicula: Diminutive of canis (L.), dog; sharks were known as “sea dogs” and “dog-fishe” among mariners until the late 16th century, because of their ferocious pack-like feeding behavior. (See ETYFish).
  More on author: Linnaeus.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 10 - 780 m (Ref. 56504), usually 80 - 100 m (Ref. 81056).   Subtropical; 63°N - 3°N, 32°W - 37°E

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